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American Gothic
Gordon Parks1942, printed later
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, United States
This gelatin silver print is of an African-American woman standing in front an American flag while holding a mop in one hand and a broom in the other. The photograph portrays Ella Watkins, who worked on a cleaning crew for the Farm Security Administration building in Washington, D.C.
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Details
- Title: American Gothic
- Creator: Gordon Parks
- Date Created: 1942, printed later
- Physical Dimensions: Overall, Image: 11 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (30 × 21.4 cm) Overall, Paper: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Museum purchase, gift of the Rose Family Trust, Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn in memory of Sandra Lawrence, Anonymous in memory of Rosette B. Alford, Calvin and Lloyd, Inc., Mrs. Connie Coppage, Dr. Kimberly Kinsler, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loumeau, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wright, and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Photography Fund
- Provenance: Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York City, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Museum purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Photography Fund, 2007
- Type: Photograph
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Art Genre: Farm Security Administration
- Art Movement: Social Realism
- Art Form: Photography
- Depicted Person: Ella Watkins
- Depicted Topic: Portrait
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